Hiring Home Care Help
If your loved one lives at home—and you can’t be there to provide daily care—a skilled or semi-skilled home care worker may offer the solution to many of your caregiving problems.

Needs Assessment Worksheet This worksheet will help you and other family members determine what types of assistance your loved one needs.

Paying For Home Care Help Home health services tend to be very expensive, but there are alternatives that can help you pay for care.

Home Safety You might not have to make extensive modifications to your home to ensure your loved one’s safety. Here are some simple steps to follow to create a safer caregiving environment.

Homemods.org The Home Modification Resource Center, a service of the Andrus Gerontology Center at the University of Southern California.

Making The Most Of Home Modification Keeping your loved one safe is important to you; keeping your loved one at home is important to him or her. Modifying your loved one’s home is the perfect compromise.

Paying For Home Modification
Modifying a loved one’s home can be expensive, but there are several different options available to help defray the cost.

Altering Recipes
Changing just a few ingredients in your loved one’s favorite recipes is a quick and easy way to help him or her eat a healthier diet.

Food Safety
Knowing how to safely handle and prepare foods is an important step in helping your loved one eat right and avoid infection.

Good Nutrition: An Introduction
Whether you cook for yourself or prepare food for another person, good eating habits will keep your body healthier and improve how you feel.

Meal Services
If your loved one’s age, illness, or disability makes it difficult for him or her to cook, there are a variety of meal services that can help ensure that he or she receives the proper nutrition.

Nutrition And Loss Of Taste
If your loved one has lost his or her sense of taste, he or she probably no longer enjoys eating. So how do you ensure that your loved one gets the proper nutrition?

Nutrition And Mouth Problems
If your loved one’s condition makes chewing or swallowing difficult or painful, he or she may not be getting the proper nutrition.

Nutrition Risks
A list of signs that your loved one may not be getting proper nutrition.

Healthy Transfers
If your loved one requires assistance getting out of bed or moving from a chair to a wheelchair, you should be very careful to avoid hurting your back during transfers.

Help With Eating
Some ideas to consider when your loved one needs assistance with eating.

Needs Assessment Worksheet
This worksheet will help you and other family members determine what types of assistance your loved one needs.

Personal Care: Grooming And Dressing Helping someone bathe, dress, shave, and perform other personal activities can be difficult. Knowing how to handle these delicate situations will make things easier for both you and your loved one.

Pressure Sores
If your loved one isn’t able to move very often—or uses a wheelchair to help with mobility—you need to be aware of the dangers of pressure sores.